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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SI'DING, ppr. Joining one side or party.
SI'DING, n. The attaching of one's self to a party.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack]
2: material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1603 1. archaic the taking of sides ; partisanship 2. a short railroad track connected with the main track 3. material (as boards or metal or plastic pieces) forming the exposed surface of outside walls of frame buildings

Britannica Concise

Material used to surface the exterior of a building to protect against exposure to the elements, prevent heat loss, and visually unify the facade. The word siding implies wood units, or products imitative of wood, used on houses. There are many different types of siding, incl. clapboard, horizontal lap siding, vertical board siding, and shingles. Board and batten siding, sometimes found in Carpenter Gothic houses and very modest structures, differs from the common clapboard in that it consists of vertical wood boards with their butt joints covered by battens (narrow strips), imparting a seamed appearance. Both aluminum and polyvinyl-fluoride-coated siding (commonly called vinyl siding) were developed as maintenance-free alternatives to wood clapboard; they mimic its horizontal boards. Fiberboard, a pressed-wood-pulp product, is sometimes used, though its long-term durability is limited. In larger buildings, the exterior covering is called cladding, and may be of brick, glass in a metal framework, or stone, concrete, or metal panels.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a short track at the side of and opening on to a railway line, used for shunting trains. 2 US cladding material for the outside of a building.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Side Side, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sided; p. pr.& vb. n. Siding.] 1. To lean on one side. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party. All side in parties, and begin the attack. --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Siding Sid"ing, n. 1. Attaching one's self to a party. 2. A side track, as a railroad; a turnout. 3. (Carp.) The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like. 4. (Shipbuilding) The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sidings) 1. A siding is a short railway track beside the main tracks, where engines and carriages are left when they are not being used. N-COUNT 2. Siding is a wooden or metal covering on the outside walls of a building. (AM)

Moby Thesaurus

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